2Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,G1161G2065G5209G80G5228G3952G2257G2962G2424G5547G2532G2257G1997G1909G846

2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come.G1519G5209G4531G3361G5030G4531G575G3563G3383G2360G3383G1223G4151G3383G1223G3056G3383G1223G1992G5613G1223G2257G5613G3754G2250G5547G1764

3Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.G1818G3361G5100G1818G5209G2596G3367G5158G3754G3362G2064G646G4412G2532G444G266G601G5207G684

4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.G3588G480G2532G5229G1909G3956G3004G2316G2228G4574G5620G846G5613G2316G2523G1519G3485G2316G584G1438G3754G2076G2316

5Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?G3421G3756G3754G5607G2089G4314G5209G3004G5213G5023

6And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.G2532G3568G1492G2722G1519G846G601G1722G1438G2540

7For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.G1063G3466G458G1754G2235G1754G3440G737G2722G2193G1096G1537G3319

8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.G2532G5119G601G459G601G3739G2962G355G4151G846G4750G2532G2673G2015G846G3952

9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie,G3739G3952G2076G2596G1753G4567G1722G3956G1411G2532G4592G2532G5579G5059

10and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.G2532G1722G3956G539G93G1722G622G473G3739G1209G3756G26G225G1519G846G4982

11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lieG2532G5124G1223G2316G3992G846G1753G4106G1519G846G4100G5579

12and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.G2443G3956G2919G3588G4100G3361G225G235G2106G1722G93

13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.G1161G2249G3784G2168G3842G2316G4012G5216G80G25G5259G2962G3754G2316G138G575G746G138G5209G1519G4991G1722G38G4151G2532G4102G225

14He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.G1519G3739G2564G5209G1223G2257G2098G1519G4047G1391G2257G2962G2424G5547

15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.G686G3767G80G4739G2532G2902G3862G3739G1321G1535G1223G3056G1535G1223G2257G1992

16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,G1161G2257G2962G2424G5547G846G2532G2316G2532G2257G3962G3588G25G2248G2532G1325G166G3874G2532G18G1680G1722G5485

17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.G3870G5216G2588G2532G4741G5209G1722G3956G18G3056G2532G2041